826. Carry On, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Barnes & Noble:
One of literature’s most celebrated fictional duos, lovable fop Bertie Wooster and his clever valet Jeeves, take center stage in these hilarious tales. In the first four, Jeeves saves Bertie from some serious scrapes involving stolen manuscripts, unfortunate engagements, marital scandals, and jailbird friends. The other four find Bertie exiled to 1920s New York, where Jeeves rescues him from American aunts, visiting Brits, poetic chumps, and femme fatales. “Jeeves Takes Charge” is chronologically the first in the series, telling how the canny valet entered Wooster’s life. “Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest” expands the canvas to include Bertie’s young cousin who goes wild under his wing. “The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy,” “Clustering Round Young Bingo,” and “The Artistic Career of Corky” are variations on the Wodehousian theme of dastardly rascals who scheme to take advantage of Bertie’s hopeless naivete.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1925 (9.10.1925)
• Herbert Jenkins
• London
  
• Green cloth & black lettering & decoration
  
• Title page dated "MCMXXV"
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 3/6

773. Uncle Fred in the Springtime (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis:
The Duke of Dunstable was a nobleman of proud and haughty spirit, swift to resent affronts and institute reprisals — the last person in the world, in short, from whom one could hope to withhold pigs with impunity. Yet the Earl of Emsworth, faced by the appalling prospect of losing his prize pig, the Empress of Blandings, and reckless with the courage born of desperation, defied him to do his worst and sought an ally in Frederick, fifth Earl of Ickenham. It was an axiom with Pongo Twistleton that his Uncle Frederick was one of those people who ought not to be allowed at large. When, therefore, that irresponsible, perennially youthful peer, masquerading as a famous brain specialist, not only plotted to save the Empress but craftily intervened in the tangled love-affair of Polly Pott and the poet Ricky, Pongo feared the worst. And his fears were amply justified. At the critical moment the Duke's coldly efficient secretary, the detested Baxter, aided and abetted by Lady Constance Keeble, threatened to wreck the whole gigantic scheme. Blandings Castle was shaken to its very foundations.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1939 (25.8.1939)
• Herbert Jenkins
• London
• Dark red cloth & gold lettering
• Copyright page states "First printing 1939.."
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6
  

765. Galahad at Blanding (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon:
Galahad can't abide broken hearts, so when a rash of broken couples crops up -- along with a meddlesome mother and a drunken pig -- he tries to put everything right.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1965 (26.8.1965)
• Herbert Jenkins
• London
• Red cloth & gold lettering to spine
• Copyright page states "First published 1965.."
• Dustwrapper priced at 16/-.
  

722. Very Good, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Contains:

• "Jeeves and the Impending Doom"
• "The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy"
• "Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit"
• "Jeeves and the Song of Songs"
• "Episode of the Dog McIntosh"
• "The Spot of Art"
• "Jeeves and the Kid Clementina"
• "The Love That Purifies"
• "Jeeves and the Old School Chum"
• "The Indian Summer of an Uncle"
• "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy"

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1930 (4.7.1930)
• Herbert Jenkins
• London
• Orange cloth & black lettering
• Copyright page states "First printing 1930.."
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6
  

713, Right Ho, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
Jeeves has some outrageous ideas about how Gussie Fink-Nottle can capture the affections of Miss Madeline Bassett: scarlet tights and a false beard.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1934 (5.10.1934)
• Herbert Jenkins
• London
• Stone grey cloth & red lettering
• Title page states "MCMXXXIV"
• Dust jacket priced at 7/6
  

705. Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (P. G. Wodehouse)

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Bertie Wooster is under attack. Jeeves disapproves of his new moustache and "Stilton" Cheesewright is threatening to tear him from limb to limb. Will Jeeves display the feudal spirit as crisis dawns?

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1954 (15.10.1954)
• Herbert Jenkins
• London
• Red cloth & black lettering
• Copyright page states "First published ..1954.."
• Dust wrapper priced at 9/6
• US title: Bertie Wooster Sees It Through
  

675. Something Fresh (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon:
In a moment of absentmindedness, Lord Emsworth helps himself to a priceless relic, leaving its owner to offer a thousand pounds for its return. Pretty soon, Blandings is a madhouse with people tripping over one another to claim the prize.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1915 (16.9.1915)
• Methuen
• London
• Blue green cloth with black lettering
• Copyright page states "First published in 1915"
• Dust wrapper priced 6s
  

512. Thank You, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Much to the annoyance of his neighbours, Bertie Wooster has taken up the banjolele. In fact, the noise is so unpleasant that even Jeeves has deserted him, seeking employment with Bertie's friend Chuffy. Driven out of his apartment and accompanied by a new servant, Bertie retires to the country, where he is shocked to encounter a "segment of the dead past" -- a number of people whom he would rather avoid. Chief among these is a certain Pauline Stoker, to whom Bertie once proposed marriage a fortnight after they met, but whose father (unsurprisingly) resisted the attachment. Jeeves' change of employer does not prevent him from confiding in Bertie, and the two of them are soon plotting to foster a romance between Pauline Stoker and Chuffy. Left to his own devices, Bertie's plans soon come unstuck, but Jeeves (as ever) discretely saves the day. Highlights include Bertie's imprisonment on board a yacht and some nocturnal antics which fall foul of the long (and somewhat stupid) arm of the law.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1934 (16.3.1934)
• Herbert Jenkins in London
• Stone grey cloth & red lettering
• Copyright page states "First printing 1934.."
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6
  

451. Summer Lightning (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth, is preoccupied with his prize-winning pig, the Empress of Blandings, and the upcoming agricultural show, while the news that his brother, Galahad Threepwood, is writing his memoirs, has many ageing aristocrats worried.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1929
• Herbert Jenkins, London
• Orange cloth & black lettering & designs
  
• Copyright page states "First printing 1929.."
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6
• Fish Preferred -- US title
• 1929
• Doubleday Doran, NY
  

386. Cocktail Time (P. G. Wodehouse)

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
Arguably the funniest of four books about the Earl of Ickenham, this romp begins with the unruly sexagenarian knocking the hat off his stuffy in-law Beefy Bastable with a slingshot. Bastable, assuming the outrage was perpetrated by a Drones Club member, takes his revenge by anonymously publishing a scandalous novel about the misbehavior of the young titled Cocktail Time. Then, afraid that exposure of his authorship will wreck his political aspirations, he lets his worthless nephew, Cosmo, claim the book's authorship and its royalties. The wicket doesn't get really sticky until Cosmo learns that Hollywood studios are bidding big bucks for Cocktail Time. In the midst of all this, as well as several romances in need of repair, Lord Ickenham is in his element, with happy endings to the deserving and big laughs assured.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1958
• Herbert Jenkins, London
  

370. The Heart of a Goof (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon:
"Golf is the Great Mystery. Like some capricious goddess, it bestows favors with what would appear an almost fat-headed lack of method and discrimination." These words, uttered by "The Oldest Member," set the stage for a romp around the greens only Wodehouse could have conjured up. In nine stories Wodehouse describes not only the fates of the goofs who have allowed golf "to eat into their souls like some malignant growth" but also the impact of the so-called game on courtship, friendship, and business relationships.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1926
• Herbert Jenkins, London
  
• Green cloth & black lettering & drawings
  
• Title page dated "MCMXXVI"
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6

337. Mike and Psmith (P. G. Wodehouse)

Boys playing cricket at Eton

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
It was a preference for cricket over schoolwork that united Mike and Psmith in their reluctance to attend their new school, Sedleigh. The school insists that its attendees be keen, but it is sorely unprepared for boys of such foresight and resources as Mike and Psmith, who have decided to devote their energies exclusively to ragging.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• Part 2 of Mike
• 1909 (15.9.1909)
• A & C Black in London
• Olive green pictorial cloth
• Title page dated 1909

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68. The Inimitable Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon:
Bingo has a big problem when it comes to love: He loves too much and too many. Leave it to lovable butler Jeeves to take matters into his own hands and cover all the bases, so to speak.

My rating: 5 stars

My review: The chapters "The Great Sermon Handicap" and "The Purity of the Turf" have to be two of the funniest chapters in English literature (perhaps all of literature).

Publication information:

• 1923 (17.5.1923)
• Herbert Jenkins in London
  
• Light Green cloth & dark green lettering & drawings
  
• Title page dated "MCMXXIII"
  Dust wrapper priced at 3/6

67. Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon:
A Bertie and Jeeves classic, featuring an Alpine hat, a black amber statuette, and the dreaded Totleigh Towers.

In Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, Bertie's newt-breeding friend Gussie Fink-Nottle must marry Madeline Bassett or Bertie will be obliged to take his place. Understandably, Bertie is aghast. It seems like certain suicide, but Jeeves must find a way to save his employer from the clutches of the drippy Madeline. If he fails, Bertie's bachelor days -- not to mention Jeeves's leisure time -- will be at an end.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1963 (16.8.1963)
• Herbert Jenkins in London
  
• Red buckram cloth & gold lettering to spine
  
• Copyright page states "First published 1963.."
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 13/6

60. How Right You Are, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from Amazon:
A Bertie and Jeeves classic, featuring a cow-creamer, the redheaded Miss Wickham, and the formidable schoolmaster Aubrey Upjohn.

Jeeves is infallible. Jeeves is indispensable. Unfortunately, in How Right You Are, Jeeves, he is also in absentia. In this wonderful slice of Woosterian mayhem, Bertie has sent that prince among gentlemen's gentlemen off on his annual vacation. Soon, drowning dachshunds, broken engagements, and inextricable complications lead to the only possible conclusion: "We must put our trust in a higher power. Go and fetch Jeeves!"

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• Jeeves in the Offing -- UK title
• 1960 (12.8.1960)
• Herbert Jenkins in London
  
• Red cloth & Gold lettering
  
• Copyright page states "First published ...1960.."
  
• Dustwrapper priced at 13/6

59. The Code of the Woosters (P. G. Wodehouse)

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Synopsis from PGWodehouseBooks.com:
To a man who would barter his butler for an Jl oviform chocolate pot on three scroll feet, it would be but a short step to trade his chef — supreme artist though he be — for an eighteenth-century cow-creamer. That at least was Aunt Dahlia's view when she heard that her husband was proposing to cede Anatole to Sir Watkyn Bassett in exchange for the coveted cow-creamer. The only thing for it was to leg it hot-foot for Totleigh Towers, the Bassett residence, and pinch it from off the sideboard. Anatole must be saved at all costs! When she arrived Bertie Wooster was already at Totleigh, pouring oil on the troubled waters of a lovers' breach between Madeline Bassett and Gussie Fink-Noitle. And all might have been well but for the presence of a small leather notebook and for the absence of a large policeman's helmet. As it was, Bertram became involved in an imbroglio that tested the Wooster soul as it had seldom been tested before, and even Jeeves, his head as ever bulging with brains, was put to it to find an adequate solution.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1938 (7.10.1938)
• Herbert Jenkins in London
  
• Green cloth & black lettering & design
  
• Copyright page states "First printing 1938.."
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6